The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-18
FLORIDA.


ened by the explosion of the safe.
FLORIDA.
Three pile drivers are now at work on the
Alcazar grounds at St. Augustine and are
making rapid progress
The Post Office Department is making in
quiries before changing the Canaveral route
from Banana creek TO Georgiana and Ba-
mana river.
The old Sunnyside Hotel at st. Augustine
has been torn down and the work of erect
ing the new Casa Monica will be vigorously
pushed forward
At Ellaville Pinkey Dean, the S-year-old
daughter of Mrs Charles Dean, who was
run over by Buch & Sons log train on
Wednesday, died of her injuries on Thurs
day night.
The work of expanding the diameter of
Mr.. Flagler's artesian well at St Augustine
is going on without difficulty under the di-
rection of William Kennish. Friday an in
crease flow was obtained. The work will be
prosecuted until the Pinch diameter of the
well reaches the depth of 500 feet.
AT St Augustine a number of public
spirited citizens have issued a circular call
ing the attention of property owners to the
fact that another fire engine is an impera-
tive need, and as the city authorities are at
present unable to appropriate the necessary
money for one, the property owners should
come forward and subscribe toward the pur-
chase of one.
At Winter Park Mr. Knowels invited the
students of Rollins College to a boat ride
Tuesday, They marched in body over 100
strong, to the boat house of the Seminole,
where the trim steam yacht Fanny Knowels
was waiting. AT the close of the day the
students showed their appreciation of the
kindness of the man who has been a great
benefactor of Rollins College, by resound-
ing cheers.
The Florida Yacht Club, of Jacksonville,
is now making extensive preparations for a
grand regatta, which is to be held on the
river near that city on May IL. Liberal
premiums win be offered and besides the
fine boats comprising the fleets of the local
clubs it is expected that the crack yachts of
both st. Augustine and Savannah, and
probably some from Fernandina, Brunswick.
Port Royal and Charleston will participate
In Sumter county two sisters were in a
room together, one of whom had been shoot
ing parlor rifle and still had the weapon in
her hand. The other was sitting with a
babe in her lap, and the careless handling of
the gun caused it TO fire, the missile from it
missing the babes head barely by hairs
breadth and burying itself in the knee of the
other lady. The ball was probed for but
not found but its size precludes fear of flu
tme damage.
The st. Augustine water works, of which
E. r. Joyce is manager, furnished the water
with which the late fire was successfully
fought. The company has down quite an
extensive system of water mains without
one cent of cost to the city During the
height of the fire, and when the most criti-
cal point was reached, John Papino, for
mer member of the fire company, approach
ed the assistant foreman, named James Nor
ris, who was directing the hose on the fire.
and demanded that be give up the position
to him. This Morris refused, whereupon he
was knocked down by Papipo. The rest of
the firemen were very indignant, and threat
ened to throw Papino into the fire. He was
arrested by the Marshal and taken to Jail in
default of $500 bail.
Col. A. NJ. Jones has invented an orange
preserving process that promises to be quite
success. He had in Jacksonville Fri
day specimen, put up four months ago,
that appears TO be as sound and juicy as it
WAS the day it was plucked from the tree
The process is as cheap as it is effective
Col. Jones says his young grove at Six Mile
Creek, in Duval county, bore quite good
crop last season. and that it was not in the
slightest degree injured by the freeze of
winter before last. Not a twig was killed
and 1T is as fresh and vigorous as If it was
The present condition Of the orange groves
near Jacksonville explodes the idea that OBJ
tained last spring that it was not safe TO
plant orange trees IN that parsot Che State
The annual State oncampmefit OF militia
which takes place this summer is matter
in which the citizens Of ST. Augustine are
much interested That city presents unusu-
ally strong claims as the proper location fol'
the eucanpment. No place in the State
furnishes more beautiful grounds than is az
forded by the broad and level green sur
rounding the old fort, directly overlooking
the bar and constantly favored 10y the cool
sen breezes. Better on more ample hotel nc
commodations cannot be had anywhere in
Florida. ANY number of tents can be Sc
cured at the United States barracks. The
citizens are prepared to show the mem.
beers OF the State militia and togeth-
cr with the presence of home
company insiires for them cordial
reception. For "a summer enchmpmcnt thgre
is no place IN Florida that can rival Ia a..
fractions and Interest those Of the Ancient
City by the yea.
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